Small Blind Push/Fold Range at 8 BB (6-Max)
Push 56% of hands
The Small Blind pushes 56% of hands at 8BB (6-Max).
Marginal hands on the threshold — J8o, T4s, J3s, 65o — can go either way; the Nash solution mixes them, so a consistent default (push or fold) is fine in practice.
This range is 15% tighter than at 5BB.
At 8BB you have almost no post-flop game left — push or fold is the only strategically sound option every hand.
Hand Chart
Range LegendPush alwaysMixedFold
A
K
Q
J
T
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
A
K
Q
J
T
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
Top-left = strongest hands (AA), pairs on the diagonal. Upper-right = suited, lower-left = offsuit. Brighter green = always push. Dim = fold.
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Other positions at 8BB (6-Max)
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